"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
At dawn envoy arrives, morning of October 28th
"No day" proven by deed
Descendants of Sparta, Athens and Crete
Look north, ready to fight
Enemies charge from the hills
To arms, facing defeat
There's no surrender, there's no retreat
Time after time, force their enemies back to the line
Call to arms banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king Leonidas
Air raid pounding the land
Bombers are flying both day and night
Endure six days of rain
Dropped by invaders, bomb raid in vain
Strike hard, the tables have turned
Drive them back over the hills
At arms, just like before
Soldiers, civilians, Hellas at war
By their own hand forced the enemy out of their land
Call to arms, banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king Leonidas
Just like their ancestors ages ago
Fought in the face of defeat
Those three hundred men left a pride to uphold
Freedom of death in effect
Then, now again
Blood of heroes saving their land
Call to arms, banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king Leonidas
Call to arms, banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king Leonidas
"No day" proven by deed
Descendants of Sparta, Athens and Crete
Look north, ready to fight
Enemies charge from the hills
To arms, facing defeat
There's no surrender, there's no retreat
Time after time, force their enemies back to the line
Call to arms banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king Leonidas
Air raid pounding the land
Bombers are flying both day and night
Endure six days of rain
Dropped by invaders, bomb raid in vain
Strike hard, the tables have turned
Drive them back over the hills
At arms, just like before
Soldiers, civilians, Hellas at war
By their own hand forced the enemy out of their land
Call to arms, banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king Leonidas
Just like their ancestors ages ago
Fought in the face of defeat
Those three hundred men left a pride to uphold
Freedom of death in effect
Then, now again
Blood of heroes saving their land
Call to arms, banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king Leonidas
Call to arms, banners fly in the wind
For the glory of Hellas
Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death"
Blood of king Leonidas
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It's about the Greco-Italian War I think. This song has been released on Youtube March 1st but the new album "Coat of Arms" hits the stores on the 21st of May.
At dawn envoy arrives Morning of October 28th "No day" proven by deed Descendants of Sparta, Athens and Crete!
Look north, ready to fight Enemies charge from the hills To arms! Facing defeat! There's no surrender! There's no retreat!
Time after time Force their enemies back to the line Call to arms banners fly in the wind For the glory of Hellas Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death!" Blood of king Leonidas
Air raid pounding the land Bombers are flying both day and night Endure six days of rain Dropped by invaders bomb raid in vain
Strike hard, the tables have turned Drive them back over the hills At arms! Just like before Soldiers, civilians, Hellas at war
By their own hand Forced the enemy out of their land
Call to arms, banners fly in the wind For the glory of Hellas Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death!" Blood of king Leonidas
Just like their ancestors ages ago Fought in the face of defeat Those three hundred men Left a pride to uphold Freedom of death in effect
Then, now again Blood of heroes saving their land
Call to arms, banners fly in the wind For the glory of Hellas Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death!" Blood of king Leonidas
Call to arms, banners fly in the wind For the glory of Hellas Coat of arms reading "Freedom or death!" Blood of king Leonidas
Are the 100% correct lyrics, but you're right it's about the Greco-Italian war, but it was WWII not 1.